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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and Early Childbearing Revisited: Births and Birth Intendedness After LARC Removal in a State Medicaid Population (2012–2020)
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Journal Article
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and Early Childbearing Revisited: Births and Birth Intendedness After LARC Removal in a State Medicaid Population (2012–2020)
2025
Overview
Objectives. To analyze births and birth intendedness after long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) removal among Medicaid-insured women. Methods. We linked all Delaware women with a Medicaid-covered LARC removal in 2012 to 2020 (n = 8047) to birth records and to Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) pregnancy intendedness survey responses (n = 241). Results. Births within 3 years of a Medicaid-covered LARC removal were much more likely to be to women in their 20s compared with all Medicaid births (63.5% vs 53.4%; P < .001). The intended proportion for births within 3 years of Medicaid-covered LARC removal (65.2%) was higher than for all Medicaid-covered births (58.8%; P = .08) and was consistently above 60% across all age groups younger than 30 years. Conclusions. A state Medicaid-insured population’s use of highly effective reversible contraception was associated with births being concentrated among women in their 20s and with consistently high fractions of intended births across younger ages at birth. Public Health Implications. Programs and policies may consider LARC access for its potential to increase low-income women’s reproductive autonomy by enhancing their ability to achieve births at the age of their choosing. ( Am J Public Health. 2025;115(1):95–102. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307844 )
